一字不提
yī zì bù tí
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1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
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1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偷梁换柱
tōu liáng huàn zhù
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1 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
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2 to replace the original with a fake
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3 to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
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1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
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2 to talk about sb's weak point
好汉不提当年勇
hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng
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1 a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
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1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
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2 see also 頭懸梁,錐刺股|头悬梁,锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]
提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo
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1 to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)
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2 invigorating
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3 bracing
提纲挈领
tí gāng qiè lǐng
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1 to concentrate on the main points (idiom); to bring out the essentials
相提并论
xiāng tí bìng lùn
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1 to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
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2 to place on a par with
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3 (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)
绝口不提
jué kǒu bù tí
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1 lips sealed and not saying anything (idiom); fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
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2 to censor
绕梁三日
rào liáng sān rì
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1 reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
耳提面命
ěr tí miàn mìng
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1 to give sincere advice (idiom)
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2 to exhort earnestly
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
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1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
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2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
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3 to censor
头悬梁,锥刺股
tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ
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1 lit. with his head attached to a beam and stabbing his thigh with an awl (idiom)
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2 fig. to study assiduously and tirelessly
余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng
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1 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
余响绕梁
yú xiǎng rào liáng
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1 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)